Paragraph 14
The Secretary of State may give directions to the regulator requiring that any particular application or any class of applications for a permit shall be referred to him for determination pending a further direction under sub-paragraph (6).
The regulator shall inform the applicant of the fact that his application is being referred to the Secretary of State and forward to the Secretary of State any representations which have been made to the regulator within the period allowed.
Where an application for a permit is referred to him under sub-paragraph (1), the Secretary of State may afford the applicant and the regulator an opportunity of appearing before and being heard by a person appointed by him and he shall do so in any case where a request is duly made by the applicant or the regulator to be so heard.
A request under sub-paragraph (3) shall be in writing and shall be made within the period of 21 days beginning with the day on which the applicant is informed that the application is being referred to the Secretary of State.
Sub-paragraphs (2) to (10) of paragraph 4 of Schedule 8 shall apply to a hearing held under sub-paragraph (3) as they apply to a hearing held under paragraph 4(1) of that Schedule, but with the following modifications—
with the substitution in sub-paragraph (3) for the reference to the appellant of a reference to the applicant;
with the substitution in sub-paragraph (4)—
for the reference to the appeal of a reference to the application; and
for the reference to every person mentioned in paragraph 3(1)(a) of Schedule 8 and every person mentioned in paragraph 3(1)(b) and (c) of that Schedule who has made representations in writing to the Secretary of State of a reference to every person who was required to be given notice under paragraph 9 of this Schedule and to any person who made representations to the regulator with respect to the subject matter of the application;
with the substitution in sub-paragraph (7)—
for the reference in sub-paragraph (7)(a) to the appellant of a reference to the applicant;
for the reference in sub-paragraph (7)(c) to any person required under paragraph 3(1)(a) of Schedule 8 to be notified of the appeal of a reference to any person required under paragraph 9 of this Schedule to be notified of the application.
The Secretary of State shall, on determining any application transferred to him under this paragraph, give to the regulator such a direction as he thinks fit as to whether it is to grant the application and, if so, as to the conditions that are to be attached to the permit.